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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Interactive Session of SME Knowledge Initiative on ‘FMCG as Driver of MSME Growth’
Kolkata: 23 April 2019
Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry organized an Interactive Session on ‘FMCG as Driver of MSME Growth’ with Shri P. M. Chandraiah, MD and Director Finance, Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.  and Dr. G. P. Sarkar, Founder Chairman, Allen Group today at the Conference Hall of the Chamber.
Shri P. M. Chandraiah, MD and Director Finance, Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.  said that the MSME sector in India contributes around 6% of manufacturing GDP, provides employment to 120 million persons, contributes around 45% of overall exports and it has consistently maintained a growth rate over 10%. BCPL is a great turnaround story after incurring many decades of losses. It has enjoyed positive gross margins since 2015-16. The Company reported its first net profit in 2016-17. BCPL is repaying its loans to both Banks as well as Government. It is expected that BCPL will become a positive net worth company by 2021 and a debt free company by 2022. It expects to receive Mini Ratna status by 2023.
Dr. G. P. Sarkar, Founder Chairman, Allen Group said that he is marketing several health care and FMCG products from a few companies some of which are run by his close relatives. In his professional experience spanning 50 years, he has learnt that everyone can do better and success will come subject to honesty, hard work, dedication and devotion. It is easier to operate micro, small and medium enterprises than large scale industries in West Bengal. Dr. Sarkar is now the Chairman of Enterprise Development Institute , promoted by Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry in association with Government of India and Government of West Bengal. Entrepreneurs are being trained at EDI. EDI will shortly offer an MBA in Entrepreneurship and any entrepreneur or businessman can contact EDI for training.
Shri Rishabh Kothari, Chairman, Standing Committee on MSME, MCCI said that the MSME sector is a driver of growth with excellent prospects as prosperity spreads in the country.
Ministry of Power
A Team of Central Officers led by CEA under Power Ministry being sent to Mumbai to Study the Mumbai Power Breakdown and assist State Government in finding solutions to such situations
National Grid unaffected, State Grid experienced Breakdown
Central Power Sector Officers rendering assistance in power restoration : Shri R. K. Singh
Union Minister of State for Power & MNRE Shri R K Singh while speaking early in the adternoon today, on the Power breakdown in Mumbai, said, “ The power supply  has been restored substantially. Out of more than 2000 MW which went off, about 1900 MW has been restored, the remaining will be restored soon. The national grid is fine, the problem happened in some parts of the state grid.”
Shri Singh also said that a Central team will visit Mumbai to identify the problem and to find out possible solutions against such break down.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Weightlifter Deepak Lather on clinching a bronze in the men's 69 kg category at Commonwealth Games
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Deepak Lather on winning a bronze in Weightlifting at Commonwealth Games .
PM said, "Our weightlifters are in superb form! My young friend Deepak Lather wins a Bronze in the Men's 69 kg category. Congratulations to this youngster and all the best for his future endeavours."
Deepak Lather became the youngest Indian weightlifter to claim a Commonwealth Games medal, clinching a bronze in the men's 69kg category at Gold Coast.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles demise of P Parameswaran
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi hascondoled the demise of P Parameswaran, a veteran social worker.
“Shri P Parameswaran was a proud and dedicated son of Bharat Mata. His was a life devoted to India’s cultural awakening, spiritual regeneration and serving the poorest of the poor. Parameswaran Ji’s thoughts were prolific and his writings were outstanding. He was indomitable.
An institution builder, Parameswaran Ji nurtured eminent institutions such as the BharatheeyaVicharaKendram, Vivekananda Kendra and others. I am fortunate to have interacted with him many times. He was a towering intellectual. Anguished by his demise, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Steel
National Mineral Development Ltd. wins Rajbhasha Keerthi Puraskar; The highest honour in Rajbhasha Field
The highest and most prestigious award in the field of Rajbhasha i.e. “Rajbhasha Keerthi Puraskar” was presented to National Mineral Development Ltd. , under Ministry of Steel during the Rajbhasha Diwas Samaroh in New Delhi yesterday. The award was presented by Ministers of State fo Home, Shri Nishith Pramanik and Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra. The award was received by Shri Shiva Shanmuganathan, Executive Director  on behalf of NMDC. NMDC secured the third prize in the category of Undertakings situated in “C” region for the year 2019-20. Hindi Diwas Samaroh was presided over by the Union Minister of Home Affairs and Co-operation Minister Shri Amit Shah. During the function Dr. Sailesh Shukla, Assistant Manager , NMDC Donimalai Iron Ore Project was also felicitated with the “Rajbhasha Gourav Puraskar” for his published article.
NMDC has been winning this accolade for the last three years in a row, which goes on to show its dedication towards the implementation of Hindi as the Official Language. NMDC has demonstrated commitment for the progressive use of Rajbhasha Hindi by organizing official language seminars at National level annually, publishing a Rajbhasha house journal “Khanij Bharati” biannually, conducting Hindi workshops and various competitions for the employees of PSUs in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, organizing Hindi workshops on a quarterly basis and Hindi competitions on a monthly basis at its headquarters and major projects, and encouraging employees to conduct their routine official work in the Rajbhasha through a monthly incentive scheme.
Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate Notification No.113/2020 - Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , and in supersession of the Notification No.110/2020-Customs, dated 3rd December, 2020 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column  of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 18th December, 2020, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column  thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
SCHEDULE-I
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Australian Dollar
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57.05
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54.70
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201.70
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188.95
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Canadian Dollar
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58.90
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56.80
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Chinese Yuan
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11.45
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11.10
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Danish Kroner
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12.30
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11.85
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EURO
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91.50
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88.25
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Hong Kong Dollar
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9.65
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9.30
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249.60
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233.70
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53.85
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51.50
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8.65
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101.25
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20.85
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20.25
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56.40
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5.15
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9.00
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84.90
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81.45
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9.75
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20.70
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74.45
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72.75
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6.95
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6.55
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Measures to accelerate Ayushman Bharat Health Account  adoption in the country
The feature of offline ABHA creation has been rolled out for remote locations with limited or no internet connectivity
ABHA can be created by an individual through their Aadhaar number or driving license
An individual can create their Ayushman Bharat Health Account   which is a unique identifier for a citizen in the health ecosystem. Presently, ABHA can be created by an individual through their Aadhaar number or driving license.
ABHA will help the individual to link and share their digital health records with consent across multiple systems and stakeholders. This helps create their longitudinal health records across different healthcare providers which facilitates better delivery of healthcare to them.
Ministry has taken multiple measures to accelerate ABHA adoption in the country. National Health Authority  is collaborating with several government health programmes, government health solutions/applications, private integrators to accelerate creation of ABHA. For ABHA creation in remote locations with limited or no internet connectivity, ABDM has also rolled out the feature of offline ABHA creation.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Culture implements Scheme of Financial Assistance for the Development of Buddhist/Tibetan Culture and Art under “Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojna ”
Ministry of Culture implements a financial grant scheme known as Scheme of Financial Assistance for the Development of Buddhist/Tibetan Culture and Art for the purpose of strengthening the voluntary Buddhist/Tibetan Organizations including the monasteries engaged in propagation and scientific development of Buddhist/Tibetan Culture and tradition and in research in related fields. Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to the voluntary Buddhist and Tibetan Organizations including Monasteries engaged in the propagation and scientific development of Buddhist/ Tibetan Culture and tradition, located in any part of the country. The quantum of funding is Rs.30.00 lakhs per year for an organization. The Expert Advisory Committee  on the scheme is empowered to recommend the amount beyond the maximum limit but not exceeding Rs.1.00 crore from this scheme.
This information was given by Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM expresses happiness over the completion of Ahmedabad-Mahesana  Gauge conversion Project
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed his happiness over the completion of Ahmedabad-Mahesana  Gauge conversion Project.
Shri Modi said that it will be great for commerce and connectivity.
The aforesaid project will streamline train operations, reduce travel time between Ahmedabad and Mahesana & increase the freight carrying capacity on the major Ahmedabad–Delhi route.
Responding to the tweet by Ministry of Railways, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“Great for commerce and connectivity.”
Ministry of Rural Development
Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh launches the Annual Capacity Building Plan of Department of Rural Development, Department of Land Resources and Ministry of Panchayati Raj in New Delhi today
ACBP will have a profound impact in improving the efficiency and work ethics of all Departments, thereby, expedite the achievements of PM’s Vision for New India @2047
Annual Capacity Building Plan  is a plan document that is developed based on the competency enhancement requirements of the officials of the Ministry/Department/Organization 
Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh launched the Annual Capacity Building Plan of Department of Rural Development, Department of Land Resources and Ministry of Panchayati Raj in New Delhi today. While launching the ACBP, Shri Giriraj Singh said that this Plan will play a Pivotal role in service delivery, program implementation and performing core governance functions and will enhance the abilities of the officials by attending need based training to acquire relevant competencies to enable them to perform better so that the Ministry/Department can achieve the objectives set out with citizens centricity for improved performance.
With an objective to achieve PM’s Vision New India @ 2047, Capacity Building Commission has devised the approach for preparation of Annual Capacity Building Plan through 3 lenses namely National Priorities, Citizen Centricity, Emerging Technology and 3 Pillars- Individual, Organizational and Institutional, that are used as the guiding light for development of an ACBP to positively contribute for achievement of the objective. ACBP will have a profound impact in improving the efficiency and work ethics of all Departments, thereby, expedite the achievements of PM’s Vision for New India @2047.
Annual Capacity Building Plan  is a plan document that is developed based on the competency enhancement requirements of the officials of the Ministry/Department/Organization , that is ascertained through carrying out Competency Need Analysis  and prioritization of the competencies based on requirement of the officials and also importance of the competency to the ministry so that the resources invested by MDO on Capacity Building are optimized.
A Capacity Building Unit  has been notified in all three Departments to implement and sustain ACBP. A budgetary outlay of 2.5 % of salary head of the Department will be ear-marked for implementation of ACBP. CBU will prioritize the training needs of officers for Quarter 2, Quarter 3 & Quarter 4. The trainings will be both in online and offline mode. CBC has identified institutes and knowledge partners to impart trainings in various issue to officers. The Ministry will also assess the impact of the trainings imparted to various officials and staff to ascertain the efficacy of ACBP.
On this Occasion, Secretaries and Officers of Department of Rural Development, Department of Land Resources and Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Member, Capacity Building Commission were present.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor Inaugurates ‘1st Ekalavya Model Residential Schools Sports Meet 2019’ at Hyderabad
Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs inaugurated the “1st Ekalavya Model Residential Schools Sports Meet 2019” at Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad yesterday. The National Sports Meet is being held from 14th to 16th January 2019 at GMC Balayogi Stadium, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. The Telangana State has been chosen as the host for the Meet and the Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society is organizing the Event.
The Minister said the government of India is planning to establish more than 400 Eklavya model schools by 2022. He further said, the government of India is working a vision to develop Eklavya Model Residential Schools on par with the Navodaya vidyalays with a focus on overall development of tribal students, besides huge budgetary allocations
Dr RS Praveen Kumar, Secretary, TTWREIS and Benhur Dutt Ekka, Secretary, Tribal Welfare, Government of Telangana said the chief minister of Telangana making huge investments in the education sector to provide quality education to Tribal children in the Telangana state.
1735 participants from 20 States across the country are expected to exhibit their talent in various Events in the Meet.There will be 13 events including Athletics and in Athletics there will be 13 different competitions such as various Runs, Jumps and Walks.
Sri Deepak Khandekar, Secretary, Tribal Affairs, Shri Vinod Kumar Tewari, Joint Secretary along with various Secretaries, Advisors, Directors, Under Secretaries and other Dignitaries were present on the occasion.
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Ministry of Science & Technology
CSIR-CMERI Mechanized Scavenging System- A Filip to the Swachcha Bharat Abhiyan
CSIR-CMERI is developing a Mechanized Scavenging System, which was initiated after intensive studies of the diverse nature of Indian Sewerage Systems and the manner of its chokages. The technology is Modular in design so as to ensure customised deployment strategies as per situational requirements. The System also focuses upon Sustainable Usage of resource i.e. Water as the System sucks in Slurry Water from the choked Sewerage Systems and after adequate filtration of the same redirects the same for Clearing of Chokages using Self-Propelling Nozzle. This, CSIR-CMERI technology provides in-situ option for Mechanized Scavenging as well as purification of Water. The design of the Technology is such that the Water Filtration Mechanism may be changed/modified as per the customised needs/requirements with the ability to change/redesign the Filter Media. The Vehicle-mounted Filtration Units will be able to augment and use Water from Surface Drain and Flooded Areas and purify it into Water suitable for Agricultural, Household and Drinking Water usages.
The Drinking Water Scarcity prevalent in Flood-Affected regions can be solved to a certain by providing instantaneous and in-situ Water Purification solutions at ease. This provides a consolidated Technology Solution in a Flood-Affected region as it will be able to clear Drainage Chokages in flood-affected regions, which will help in providing an outlet for flood stagnated Water, as well as provide Water Purification solutions in Flood Disaster Zones.
Since, Situational Understanding is continuous process and requires thorough Studying throughout. This continuous Studying and Analysing Process also translated into incremental improvisation of the Technology at CSIR-CMERI. After, the development of the first Prototype, Subsequent Prototypes were developed to improve the versatility and robustness of the Technology. This Incremental Innovation approach was coupled with deployment of the Prototypes at various places with diverse situational challenges.
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Ministry of Steel
Secretary, Ministry of steel compliments the RINL collective for their efforts during his maiden visit to RINL, Visakhapatnam
On his maiden visit to Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited  at Visakhapatnam on Tuesday , Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of steel, visited various production units like Coke oven battery 5, Blast furnace 2 & 3, SMS-2, new air separation unit & wire mill and also visited the model room and awards gallery.
While reviewing the performance of RINL with its CMD, Directors and senior officials, he complimented that RINL is a very clean plant and equally loved by its employees too. Shri Sinha wished that RINL would be able to optimize its productivity to emerge as the nation's best steel plant.
During his interaction with Steel executive association, various trade unions, OBC association, SC/ST associations, Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha complimented the RINL collective for their effort in maintaining the plant very clean and neat and assured that he would look into the various concerns expressed by them.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Rapid Reporting System for the Scheme for Adolescent Girls launched by Ministry of Women and Child Development today
Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Shri Rakesh Srivastava launched the Phase -1 i.e. the beneficiary module of the Rapid Reporting System for the Scheme for Adolescent Girls - a web based on line monitoring for the Scheme for Adolescent Girls in New Delhi today. The RRS will facilitate the monitoring of the scheme and taking corrective measures by ensuring faster flow of information, accurate targeting of the beneficiaries and reduction of leakages. This Portal has been developed in collaboration with National Informatics Centre . The URL for the portal is http://sag-rrs.nic.in.
The Government on 16.11.2017, realizing the multi-dimensional needs of out of school adolescent girls  owing to the onset of second growth spurt during this period and with a aim to motivate these girls to join school system, approved continuation of the Scheme for Adolescent Girls  for out of school girls in the age group of 11-14 years. The scheme aims at providing them nutritional support @ Rs.9.50/beneficiary/day for 300 days in a year, motivating out of school girls to go back to formal schooling or skill training under non-nutrition component of the scheme. Government has also approved expansion and universalisation of the Scheme for Adolescent Girls in a phased manner i.e. in additional 303 districts in 2017-18 and the remaining districts in 2018-19 with the simultaneous phasing out of Kishori Shakti Yojana.
Presently, MWCD is implementing the Scheme for Adolescent Girls  in selected 508 districts across the country. SAG aims at empowering out of school adolescent girls of 11 to 14 years by improving their nutritional and health status, upgrading their skills. In addition to the nutritional support under the scheme, the girls are equipped with information on health, hygiene and guidance on existing public services. The Scheme aims to mainstream out of school girls into formal education or non-formal education. The scheme is being implemented using the platform of Integrated child Development Services Scheme. Anganwadi Centres  are the focal point for the delivery of the services. Scheme for Adolescent Girls is a centrally sponsored scheme, implemented through Centre and State share in the ratio of 50:50, for nutrition component 60:40 for the rest of the activities for State and UTs with legislation, 90:10 for NE and three Himalayan States and 100% for UTs without legislation.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Mr. Boris Johnson on electoral victory
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Mr. Boris Johnsonfor winning majority in the UK polls.
“Many congratulations to PM Boris Johnson for his return with a thumping majority. I wish him the best and look forward to working together for closer India-UK ties”, the PM said.